Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-10
COERCION N GO HAM.
THE POLICE ATTACK AND OlSPERSE
A SOCIALIST MEETING.

Several of the "PrOgressives" Severely
dubbed and Much ndignation Expressed
Another Meeting To BE Held and
Trouble Likely-Gsorge Denounces the
Inierference-''The' Train at Chicago.
NEW YORK, OFT 10 The Progressive La
Dor party held a meeting Saturday night on
the plaza at Union square to ratify their
state ticket There were number of red
flags in the procession. Ga reaching the
plaza they found the gas jets, usually lighted
when mass-meetIngs were held there, not
| lighted bitter wrangle followed over
This and the refusal of the police TO allow
their speaker TO occupy the usual platform.
While the speaking was in progress the po-
lice, OF whom $50 were present attacked a
| portion of the crowd, and several were
| severely ciubbed. The chairman called
on the crowd to disperse yeaceablv,
and the meeting ad iourned. Then the mum
Der of people in front of the platform grad
! ually increased. Col Hinton seized the
American flag and, waving it aloft, cried:
| "By God, I've fought for this flag and I'm
willing 10 die under it," Mrs Hinton stood
| by his side, A couple of park policemen APP
| peared in front OF the platform and SAID
| speaking must stop Mrs NJ G. Wilson, of Chi
| cago, leaned over the railing of the platform
| and cried out that they would speak anyhow.
| The police finally decided that the meeting
might continue, and the speaking was re-
! sumed.
| There was a truck from which the speakers
had been addressing the crowd. The police
attacked this, and drove its occupants OFF
| Col Hinton cried out: What is the meaning
| of this. We will test the matter in the courts,
50 help me God"
The result of all this was that the meeting
came to an end much sooner than it would
have done, and the Progressives were almost
ready to fight over the interference
The matter, however. has not ended At
Sundays meeting of the Central Labor
union United Labor man offered resolu-
tionsaienouueing the police for breaking up
the Progressive Labor meeting Saturday
night Several United Labor men seconded
them. They were not strong enough, how
ever, to suit the Progressionists,
who proposed others which we're unan-
imousy adopted, They declare that such at
tacks by the police, If continued will COM
pei citizens to defend themselves by unlawful
means in order to secure their lawful rights
The resolutions will be presented to the police
board.
The Socialists also met, and decided to hold
an indignation meeting in Union square
Monday night Many declared they would
go armed to the meeting
At the Anti Poverty meeting Sunday night
Henry George denounced the police interior
suce with the Union square meeting Satur-
day night He said that though the Social
lists held views antagOastc to his, he de-
manded fair play Tor them aud all other
citizens
VIM. 4. Cruasdale, who is managing the
Antl Poverty fair in Madison Square garden,
was arrested Saturday night on charge of
violating the lottery law by selling chances
for portrait of DR.. McGlynn. He fur
nished bail to appear for examination. The
Henry George people are indignant over the
arrest, and point out that hundreds OF such raf
Hes are held every year by church.fairs, etc,
without interference by the police They
say that this arrest together with the filming
ot Henry George for not doing jury duty,
show ii settled purpose on the part of the au
thorlties to make all the trouble they can for
the Quilted Lahor leaders The placing of
political candidate on the jury list was, they
assert, an unprecedented thing, and clearly
showed auImus.